Rail
Lates into earlies, turn by turn.
A late turn followed by an early can look fine in a roster. The gap between them is often the problem.
Where it goes wrong
- Late turns followed by early turns
- Runs of nights for track and engineering teams
- Rest-day working and turn swaps added after the roster is out
- Rosters held in different places for drivers, signallers and controllers
How RosterWise helps
- See the gap before every turn, including swaps you add to the roster
- Review rosters for drivers, signallers, controllers and track teams in one calendar
- See runs of turns and nights that stack up over a fortnight
- Keep a record of each decision, to sit alongside your fatigue management system
RSSB’s review of 246 high-risk rail incident investigations found fatigue was a factor in 21%. Source: RSSB, 2017
An example
A shift RosterWise would flag
Review
Driver 2207, Monday into Tuesday. A late turn finishes at 23:30. The next turn, an early, starts at 04:45 the following morning. That leaves 5 hours 15 minutes between turns, and the early starts before 6am.
Your responsibilities
The rules that apply
| Rule | What it covers | Regulator |
|---|---|---|
| Railways and Other Guided Transport Systems (Safety) Regulations 2006 (ROGS), regulation 25 | Controllers of safety-critical work must make arrangements, so far as is reasonably practicable, so that workers don’t carry out that work while fatigued | ORR (Office of Rail and Road) |
| ORR guidance: Managing rail staff fatigue | Recommends a fatigue risk management system (FRMS) in proportion to the risk | ORR |
| Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and Management Regulations 1999 | Assess fatigue risk alongside other hazards | ORR |
What RosterWise doesn’t check. RosterWise isn’t a fatigue risk management system and doesn’t check rail-specific limits or company standards. It gives your team a consistent view of the working pattern to use alongside them.
Talk to us about your rosters.
Tell us how your teams are rostered. We’ll be straight about whether RosterWise can help.